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Distinctive Schools Mental Health and Wellness Support October 10th is World Mental Health Day! This day is dedicated to raising awareness of mental health issues and mobili...

September 15th is the first day of Latina/o/é/x and Hispanic Heritage Month! Celebrating Latina/o/é/x and Hispanic Heritage Month is not just about recognizing the past; it's ...

In support of our ongoing commitment and prioritization of Mental Health & Wellness, we have partnered with Care Solace to provide an additional layer of care for our community. C...

In an exciting development for the Chicago education landscape, Distinctive Schools has been named the school management organization for four additional Chicago International Ch...

Read the original blog HERE ! Children spend the majority of their time at school. For eight hours a day, five days a week, ten months of the year, our students are in our buildi...

The summer before your child enters Kindergarten is a great time to kickstart learning and prepare them for this exciting new chapter! Start with anything that gets your stude...

The transition from home or preschool to kindergarten can be a big one for kids- but it’s also a very exciting time where they will learn new things, develop new friendships and b...

Community – our students, our classrooms, our families, our schools – community is at the heart of everything we do at Distinctive Schools. In the spirit of our core values of c...

Check out this amazing blog from CEO Scott Frauenheim and Senior Innovation Partner, Colleen Padgett! Distinctive Schools and LEAP Innovations want to bring personalized le...

Unleashing the Creative Genius: Exploring the Wonders of the STEAM Lab at CICS Prairie As you enter CICS Prairie, there are a series of classrooms along a long, narrow ha...

Distinctive News | Read More This year we are deeply focused on providing more for our students – from our Community Hub model, to refreshing our innovative academic model ...

Distinctive Schools Chief Talent Officer, Sami Baugh , was featured in the February issue of The Compass: Direction for HR Leaders in Education from the American Association ...

Introducing... LEAP Innovations with Distinctive Schools Distinctive Schools was designed to INNOVATE – to bring a new vision for K-12 education, and unleash the incredible...

Celebrating School Social Workers Happy School Social Work Week ! Mental health and wellness is a core priority at Distinctive Schools, and we are excited to celebrate our...

March is Women's History Month, a month to study, observe, and celebrate the vital role women play in American life and history. We will continue to encourage girls and young wome...

National School Counseling Week is February 7-11th. We thank our school counselors for their contributions to our students and school communities. School counselors help students ...

We Are Distinctive. On this day in 2011, January 26, Distinctive Schools was officially founded! In celebration of the past twelve years , we are excited to launch The...

Happy Lunar New Year! Lunar New Year is a fifteen-day celebration marking the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year on the lunisolar calendar, determined by both...

Thank you, CICS for this amazing feature! Meet CICS Bucktown Paraprofessional and parent, Cibelen Smiguel! As a parent, Cibelen has enjoyed being a part of the Bucktown comm...

It’s National Thank You Month! Thank You Month is an opportunity to spread kindness by thanking all the people who’ve helped us along the way. To kick off Thank You Month, we w...